Clothesline covering



April 20 {1926. 1,581,889

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Patented Apr. 29, 1926.

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,Application filed August 15, 1924. set-1am. 732,160.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, HELEN Tinnn, a c1tizen of the United States,residing at Hoboken, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ClotheslineCoverings, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates generally to clotheslines, the invention havingmore particular reference to a covering for clotheslines which may beprojected over the line when desired.

The invention has for an object the provision of a novel device of thissort which may be readily collapsed or extended over the line.

For further comprehension of the inven tion, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the follow ing descriptionand accompanying drawing, and to the appended claims in which thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.1

Fig. 10f the drawing is a side view showing a clothesline having theinvention applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a detail longitudinal sectional view of the collapsible cover,this view being taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 1 is a transverse sectional view taken I Referring now to thedrawing the reference numeral 16 indicates a clothesline which is loopedover a pair of pulleys 11 on the wall 12 of a house adjacent the windowof the latter, and a third pulley 13 on a post.

13 or the like, this pulley 13 being of considerable diameter. Thepulleys 11 are supported by the brackets 14 and the pulley 13 may besupported by a bracket 15. These pulleys are mounted on vertical axes,the two reaches of the line 16 lying in a com mon horizontal plane. Eachof the blackets supports a second pulley, the pulleys on the. brackets14 being numbered 18 and the pulley on the bracket 15 being numbered 19.Looped over these pulleys is a cord or rope 20 to which the coveringelements are attached, this cord or rope extending above the line 16.

As here shown there is a covering element for each reach of the line 16and each of said elements comprises a cloth member 24 attached to aseries of transverse plates 25 having legs depending therefrom, the cordpassing freely through apertures in all but the plate 25 at one end,which latter is attached to the said cord as indicated at 26 in Fig.This end plate is movable, while the other end plate, indicatedspecifically at 25 is fixed. The end plate 25, of the cover elementwhich is near the house, has projecting therefrom a fin or web 28 towhich the free ends of a pair of parallel arms 29 are pivotallyattached, these arms being pivoted at their opposite ends to a suitablefixed member 29 on the house wall 12, to swing vertically. Projectingfrom the upper one of these arms 29 and integral therewith is a handle30 the free end of which is adapted to be engaged by a hook 31 swingablyheld in the eye of a member 31 secured on the wall 12 to hold the coverelement in raised position when the clothes are being placed on theline. The corresponding end plate of the other cover element may beattached to a fin or web 33 et 16.

It is believed that the manner of use of my improved clothes lineattachment will be readily understood from the above description, itbeing apparent that the covering element may be projected over the lineor drawn back as desiredby moving the cord or rope. i

projecting from the brack- I claim as new and desire to protect byLetters Patent of the United States is as follows q 1. In combinationwith a clothes line, a rope extending along said line above the latter,and a collapsible cover element for the clothesline connected to thesaid rope to bemoved by the latter between collapsed and extendedpositions.

2. In combination with a clothes line, a rope extending along said lineabove the latter, and a collapsible cover element for the clotheslineconnected to the said rope to be moved by the latter between collapsedand extended positions, said cover element comprising a cloth hood, anda number of transverse plates to which the said hood is attached.

3. In combination with a clothes line, a

i. In combination with a clothes line, a rope extending along said lineabove the latter, and a collapsible cover element for the elotheslineconnected to the said rope to be moved by the latter between collapsedand extended ositi-ons, and means for raising and lowerlng said coverelement, comprising a pair of parallel arms pivoted at one end to afixed part and connected at their opposite ends to the said coverelement. 1

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

HELEN TIEDE.

